Sicilian Volcanic Region
Sicilian Volcanic Region includes the massif of the highest Sicilian mountain Etna (3403 m) and the Aeolian Islands, which share the same geological origin with Etna. Volcanic activity in the Etna area began approximately half a million years ago, the Aeolian Islands formed 350 thousand years ago, and the entire region remains very active today. The rest of Sicily belongs to the geologically much older Apennine system, uplifted during the Alpine orogeny in the Tertiary period.
| Highest peak | Etna (3403 m a.s.l.) |
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| Most prominent peak | Etna (3403 m a.s.l., prominence 3403 m) |
| Parent unit | Alpsko-himálajský systém |
| Sub-units |
Massif Etna Lipari Islands |
| Main peaks | Total 17 |
| Most popular peaks | Etna (3403 m a.s.l.), Vulcano (391 m a.s.l.), Cratere Barbagallo (2935 m a.s.l.), Crateri Silvestri inferiori (1912 m a.s.l.), Stromboli (926 m a.s.l.) |
| Mountain range challenges | Crown of Europe, Highest Geographical Points of Europe, Ultraprominent Europe |
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Etna | 3403 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 3403 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Cratere Barbagallo | 2935 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 30 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Coni eruzione 2003 | 2900 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 10 m | vedlejší vrchol |
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Pizzi Dèneri | 2845 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 56 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Cratere Piano del Lago o Escrivà | 2672 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 56 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Montagnola | 2648 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 54 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monti Calcarazzi o Corvo | 2057 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 5 m | vedlejší vrchol |
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Crateri Silvestri superiori | 2001 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 35 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Crateri Silvestri inferiori | 1912 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 11 m | vedlejší vrchol |
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Monte Scorsone | 1608 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 35 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monte Cerasa | 1533 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 9 m | vedlejší vrchol |
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Monte Fontane | 1279 m a.s.l. | Massif Etna | 31 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monte Fossa delle Felci | 962 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 962 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Stromboli | 926 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 926 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monte Fossa delle Felci | 774 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 774 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monte Chirica | 602 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 602 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monte Aria | 501 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 501 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Vulcano | 391 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 225 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monte Guardina | 368 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 262 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Monte Giardina | 280 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 42 m | hlavní vrchol |
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Vulcanello | 120 m a.s.l. | Lipari Islands | 118 m | hlavní vrchol |
